CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF TICK-BORNE SPOTTED FEVER IN CHILDREN OF PAVLODAR REGION

Abstract

Tick-borne rickettsiosis is an acute infectious naturally occurring obligate-transmissible
disease characterized by a febrile state, primary affect, enlargement of regional lymph
nodes, rosepapulmonary rash [2].
The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, distinguishes between:
Spotted fever caused by rickettsiarickettsii (A77.0), Spotted fever caused by
rickettsiaconorii (A77.1), Spotted fever caused by rickettsiasiberica (A77.2), Spotted
fever caused by rickettsiaaustralis (A77.3), Other spotted fevers (A77.8), Unspecified
spotted fever (A77.9)